The new legal battlefield over abortion
Forty years after Roe v. Wade, the legal battles over abortion are far from over. In 2013 alone, state legislatures have enacted more than 40 new provisions aimed at restricting abortion access.
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Pew Forum Renamed as “Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project”
Washington, D.C. — The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life has been renamed the “Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project.” It also relaunched its website, which has been integrated into the main Pew Research Center site and redesigned to be more accessible and easier to use on mobile devices. While […]
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NYT: Pope’s Trip to Brazil Seen as ‘Strong Start’ in Revitalizing Church
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NPR: Brazil’s Evangelicals a growing force in prayer, politics
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Bloomberg: Pope Francis starts Rio trip to get more youth in pews
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Plain Dealer: Half of Americans believe exodus from organized religion is bad for the country
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New Report Details Brazil’s Changing Religious Landscape
Roman Catholics in Decline, Protestants on the Rise Washington, D.C. — Washington, D.C. July 18, 2013 — As young Catholics begin to gather in Brazil, awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis in celebration of World Youth Day, a new Pew Research Center analysis finds that the share of Brazil’s overall population that identifies as Catholic […]